DAY 3 OF OLIVE WEEK
You may have seen or tasted the cracked
olives in North Cyprus, which are sometimes stuffed, or eaten as part of a
Meze. They are very nice to eat, and you can make them at home using the unripe
green olives from your tree, making sure that they have not
been eaten away anywhere by animals/bugs and that they are not bruised.
Firstly, give your olives a gentle wash
with cold water, to remove any stains or dirt. Next, you need to crack the
olives. You can do this with a rolling pin or any other suitable hard object
such as a small mallet. You need to hit the olive so that it cracks, do not hit
it too hard otherwise you may break the pip, or end up with a load of mush.
